#!/bin/sh
watchit() {
    HOME=$(tput cup 0 0)
    ED=$(tput ed)
    EL=$(tput el)
    ROWS=$(tput lines)
    COLS=$(tput cols)
    printf '%s%s' "$HOME" "$ED"
    while true
    do
        CMD="$@"
        ${SHELL:=sh} -c "$CMD" | head -n $ROWS | while IFS= read LINE; do
            printf '%-*.*s%s\n' $COLS $COLS "$LINE" "$EL"
        done
        printf '%s%s' "$ED" "$HOME"
        sleep 1
    done
}

watchit top -b -n 1